You heard it when people say, “Pay attention to the lyrics, that’s where you know it’s true.” Well I think they are right and wrong at the same time. For the conventional thinking of everyone, a song is considered good because of its lyrics, but I think there are …

Birdy was quite the unconventional type of singer these days. She managed to put out a very outstanding debut album full of covers from different (mostly unknown indie) acts and put her own spin to it. It went on to become an acclaimed important record to establish her career, …

From the moment I first heard “All About the Bass” more than a year ago, I instantly fell in love with Meghan Trainor. She gave something that not only reminded me of the 80’s but also the fact that she’s a newcomer, and with a concept that she’s trying …

I was a big fan of Selena Gomez when I was like 10-14 years old. I always saw her as Miley Cyrus’ rival during those days, coming from Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place.
I loved some of her songs when she was called “Selena Gomez and the Scene”; …

To be honest, I never heard any The Chainsmokers before this. But I think this song has gained enough momentum ever since my friend let me listen to it more than 3 months ago.
Songs always take time to grow, but for this case, I instantly liked it upon first …

When I first heard Shawn Mendes around 2 years ago, the time he debuted “Life of the Party”, he reminded me very much of Justin Bieber. His voice has the same flavor, youth and coldness of the star that sold out at that time.
I think the difference between …

For almost a month already, the world has witnessed the undeniable star power of Adele. Her third studio effort titled “25″ managed to break all possible records there is! In a time where music industry is considered dead, 25 managed to become the fastest-selling album in the history of …

Yes, that’s the real artwork for Sia’s newly debuted song titled “Bird Set Free”. She’s been getting weirder and weirder as she’s deeper into her career, now she’s refusing to have a camera in front of her face. Her album covers and live performances are so weird to be …

Who would have thought that a 20 year-old guy from the land down under would deliver the album I always wanted to hear?
Troye Sivan is an openly gay singer from Perth, Australia. He released his debut album last week, it is called “Blue Neighbourhood”, from the lyrics of the …

Justin Bieber’s re-invention proved to be really a success. Ever since he dropped his big ego and spoiled-boy personality, hype built up around him until it was big enough for people to check out his music again.
For all we know, only teens were here for him before his comeback …

Adele comes back with a very strong effort to follow her 30 million selling album 21. Following her age as basis for her album titles (19, 21), her highly-anticipated 3rd studio record is a continuation to that, 25. While 21 focuses on heartbreak tunes, 25 is definitely about making …

BORNS is one of the up and coming musicians this year that really got me interested. From the first time I heard him in his wonderfully-crafted “10,000 Emerald Pools”, I knew that I will be captivated in his following efforts. And he never failed, far from it.
Past Lives …

Troye Sivan is really showing huge promise for an explosive end of 2015. His debut album “Blue Neighbourhood” will be released on December 4, competing (unfortunately) with the big band Coldplay and in the shadow of Adele’s triumphant return. Either way, I still believe Troye will certainly deliver, may …

This is actually the first time I’ll be reviewing a “rap” song. So I decided I’d go a rather different these days because I need to expand my music horizon. Every day I have been doing the same routine, listening to Alternative, Indie, Dark-Pop, Heavy-Beat, Contry and EDM music, …

Let’s all be real, only teens and fangirls went crazy for One Direction. In reality, nobody takes their music seriously. They have been releasing numerous radio-candy songs but they’re all bad in quality. Not that radio-candy songs are automatically bad (see Katy Perry), but their songs have been tryhard …

Coldplay have been one of the biggest bands in this generation, and arguably the biggest this decade (and the last one too)!
Ever since I heard Viva La Vida, I immediately recognized why this band became popular. And I became a huge fan since then.
Today I stay awake mid-afternoon just …

Ariana Grande has been dubbed as this generation’s Mariah Carey but in my opinion she doesn’t even come close. In terms of vocals, Ariana is slightly ahead most of her peers, and I agree that she really has big vocal ability but comparing her to Mariah she looks like …

I first heard of the legendary Adele back in 2010, when the world never cared for her the way it does now. The song that I first heard? A cover of Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love”.
It’s not even a normal cover, it’s one of those gorgeous …

I discovered Melanie Martinez one week ago, when a music site recommended her music to me, and in my astonishing surprise, I was immediately immersed into her child-influenced sound.
Dollhouse is the first song she released off her debut album entitled “Crybaby”.
The song is basically about a faulty family hidden …

Carrie Underwood has been a staple of country music ever since she won American Idol. She offers elegant change in the genre and is considered as the country queen of her generation, achieving the likes of Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Shania Twain and Faith Hill in the past.
I …

I must say that I am a huge fan of Miss Lana. Ever since her topnotch work with her debut album “Born to Die” I was consistently waiting for her next record to come out.
There’s no one in the industry with a more soothing and delicate voice. I never …

It seems like the world is now ready for the new Justin Bieber. I was not completely sold on his previous discography because he sounded like a try-hard twink trying to make it big. Of course he made it big, thanks to the fan girls all around the world …

The Queen is BACK. I repeat, the QUEEN is back!
No other singer took the storm the way Adele did when she surprised released her post-21 song, “Hello”.
I know everyone knows Adele’s name ever since 21 became a global phenomenon a few years ago. Songs like “Rolling in the Deep”, …

By 2002, it seemed as if the sound of a lot of the mainstream rock music that I was used to listening to had begun to change. A lot of bands I would hear playing on the radio no longer had that distinctive post-grunge sound and more people were beginning …

Years ago when I was still just becoming familiar with the hard rock and metal genres of music, a late friend of mine introduced me to a band called “Lacuna Coil”. I’d heard gothic bands before, but their music style was almost completely different from anything I’d heard at the …

I’m a huge fan of rock music and I think I was lucky enough to be a teenager in an era where it was still quite popular at the time. I can remember that while some of the more popular bands among my peers were Linkin Park, Green Day and …

When The Weeknd released his mega-hit “Earned It” earlier this year, (it was included in the elusive Fifty Shades soundtrack) I never really cared. In fact I hate that song, yes, until now. It wasn’t just my type of music and I was certainly surprised when everyone else I …

I have been a huge fan of Ms. Carrie Underwood. She won the fourth season of American Idol a decade ago and since then she’s become the most successful Idol winner ever, and for all the right reasons!
Despite the fact that her genre is kinda local to the US …

I admit that even though I have been reviewing mostly indie and alternative music in this site, I’m still a huge fan of Pop music especially after country superstar Taylor Swift converted into the genre.
Obviously, we all know that Taylor Swift was not a pop star for at least …

You probably haven’t heard this guy yet because I know most of you have always been fan of pop music a.k.a. what’s popular right now. However, if you have been the one that likes the like of Bon Iver, Ryan Adams, Butch Walker and other veterans in the “Indie” …

I have been a huge fan on Troye Sivan ever since he released his debut single “The Fault in Our Stars” a few years back. His voice is eternally soothing, he’s not in for the great vocals you’ll find in Ed Sheeran or Bruno Mars songs but there’s definitely …

This is a song that was released 4 years ago, and this sincerely became my favorite song of all time. However, after the gigantic wave of releases for the Alternative genre this year, I seemed to forget this one existed. Up until it started raining last night, and when …

“Teen hottie” Lorde (or at least that’s what the twittersphere is calling her) has released new music in collaboration with Disclosure. The song titled “Magnets” is included in Disclosure’s newly released album “Caracal” available now everywhere.
Lorde has been absent in the music industry for quite some time now. In …

I have been a casual fan of X Ambassadors ever since their sleeper hit “Renegades” started taking off early this year. In fact if you look at the reviews I made for this very site, then you’ll see that I’ve reviewed “Renegades” too. Side note: I still love that …

Sara Bareilles is such a lovely lady, and her voice is angelic. There’s something in her cold voice that is so soothing and ethereal. Like every time I listen to her voice, I almost always get shrills and goosebumps because it’s just so beautiful.
In case you don’t know her, …

My first real introduction to the electronic rock band Orgy was when I was around fourteen years old. While that was a couple years after their first studio album Candyass was released in 1998, they were still fairly popular amongst a lot of teens especially since their vocalist …

A couple of years ago Coldplay was possibly one of the most popular alternative rock bands around the world, but even then I didn’t really like them because I was into much more hardcore music at the time. It took me a couple more years and the decline in …

I know that the band’s name is somewhat hard to pronounce (I even heard one time my classmate said, “Cheveches” and I was like, what?”) but really, it’s just pronounced as “Churches”, they’re just probably bad in the spelling department!
But thankfully enough, their music is nowhere near as bad …

Thirteenth Step is the second studio album from one of my favourite bands, “A Perfect Circle”. It was released a little before my birthday when I was a teenager in 2003, and has become one of my preferred rock music albums to play especially in its entirety. As someone …

Before any of you complains about her being unknown, let me tell you first, that AURORA is probably going to be the next “Lorde”. I am pretty sure 90% of the world’s population have heard Lorde’s humongous hit “Royals” at least once!
As a background, AURORA (real name Aurora Aksnes) …

I have been a fan of Troye Sivan since his early days in YouTube! Just a little background for those who are new to him, Troye Sivan is a popular YouTube blogger from Australia, he’s still young and he’s openly gay.
He released his first EP (short for extended play) …

One of my most anticipated album release this year is probably Halsey’s “BADLANDS”. Just so you guys know, BADLANDS is a concept album that talks about the bad sides of a human being, hence the title.
Halsey (real name Ashley) is an up and coming artist, she’s mostly alternative …

Once again, Muse have dropped their seventh studio album in true Muse style. Beginning with an album cover that re-visits their earlier stylistic approach (similar to albums like ‘Black Holes And Revelations’ and ‘Absolution) through to their musical style that take the listener on a historical journey. Not only …

The first time that I even heard of the band “Awolnation” was when someone I knew introduced me to their song “Sail”. Afterwards I haven’t heard much of them on neither the media nor anywhere else, but I still listen to their music from time to time.
In case …

New York-based alternative rock newcomer, X Ambassadors might just get away with their new hit, “Renegades”. Already Top 20 in Alternative radios and Top 40 in iTunes, quite a rare feat considering Alternative Rock songs barely smash. But here they are, with a song worthy to take over the …

Flavored synth pops and 80’s inspired rock beats coated the self-titled debut album of The 1975, an indie-rock band formed in England.
Quite an underrated band, I dare say. In a musical world crowded by popular acts and mainstream rock bands (such as One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer), …

The roaring sound of thousands (or even millions) of fans of the most popular folk band of the decade might be deafening, #BringBackTheBanjo even trended in Twitter when they released the first taste of their electrified change.
“Believe” did sound like Coldplay, but only in its first half it borrowed …

Of Mice & Men dropped this album on February of 2014, I took it to heart to listen each of this songs and review it, listen to it. Really listen to it; and I enjoyed it, how could I not to? This is a band that has a unique …

Reba McEntire returns with “Love Somebody,” her first collection in five years. McEntire co-created the collection with a few accomplices, including Tony Brown, James Stroud, and Doug Sisemore. She intelligently encompassed herself with some of Nashville’s most sizzling musicians — and, all the more imperatively, a portion of the …

The Night by Noble is a plastic Alto ocarina tuned to C Major. Its plastic body is durable enough to resist cracking if dropped, making it an excellent practice instrument for ocarina players. Hard plastic forms the body and a soft finish gives this ocarina a nice hand feel.
Some …